Willie Hubert | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | January 19, 1913 |
Birth Place: | Ocala, Florida |
Death Place: | Bronx, New York |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1939 |
Debutteam: | Newark Eagles |
Finalyear: | 1946 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Stars |
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William Henry Hubert (January 19, 1913 - May 19, 2000), nicknamed "Bubber", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1939 and 1946.
A native of Ocala, Florida, Hubert made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 with the Newark Eagles.[1] In 1940, he and Ross Davis tossed a combined no-hitter for the Baltimore Elite Giants against Newark.[2] In 1944, Hubert played for the Homestead Grays during the team's 1944 Negro World Series championship season.[3] After his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball for the Farnham Pirates of the Provincial League in 1948.[4] Hubert died in Bronx, New York in 2000 at age 87.
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